Statewide Freight Plan - Study Outreach

The public outreach process incorporates key elements from the LRTP to continue discussions with stakeholders about freight issues.

Regional Stakeholder Meetings

Eight regional meetings were held around the state in September 2008 to present initial information gathered during the study and to discuss potential draft recommendations. This will be an opportunity for transportation stakeholders and the public to provide input on regional and statewide freight needs, bottlenecks and emerging opportunities facing Kansas. The Freight Study meetings were held :

September 11 - Ulysses
Grant County Civic Center
1000 W. Patterson Ave.
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 12 - Hays
Holiday Inn
3603 Vine Street
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 18 - Abilene
Sterl Hall - Central Kansas State Fairgrounds
619 North Rogers
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 19 - Topeka
Ramada Inn
420 E. 6th Street
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 22 - Olathe
Holiday Inn
101 West 151st Street
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 23 - Hutchinson
Convention Center at Grand Prairie
1400 N. Lorraine
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 26 - Pittsburg
Parkview Inn Convention Center
4020 Parkview Drive
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

September 30 - Wichita
WSU - Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex
5015 E. 29th Street North
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

  Study Coordination Group
The study team will coordinate with other freight studies underway in Kansas - and neighboring states - that could impact the information and recommendations. The goal is to share information and decisions being made in the other studies so that the Statewide Freight Plan recommendations reflect those other efforts.

  Freight Study Advisory Committee
The Freight Study Advisory Committee is a cross-section of stakeholders representing businesses, carriers, shippers, agriculture, livestock, manufacturers and others keenly interested in freight. 

The Freight Study Advisory Committee provides the study team with objective and knowledgeable feedback regarding the information assembled by the study team. The Committee will meet six times during the course of the study to learn about the study status and discuss the information presented.  This feedback will help the study team adjust their efforts and develop a better final plan.

Stakeholder Interviews
Stakeholder interviews have been conducted across the state to help the study team better understand regional issues, individual industry concerns and community development goals. The study team talked with businesses, community leaders, economic development champions, and freight carriers and receivers.

Freight Summit
The freight summit will be a one-day event to present the recommendations that will be included in the final Statewide Freight Plan. Stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide feedback and comments on the recommendations. Those comments will be evaluated and considered before the final plan and recommendations are completed.